Source : Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics NASA”s Kepler space telescope, which is searching for planets transiting across their home stars in one very small segment of the sky has already produced volumes of data and leading to the confirmation of 105 extra solar planets. Now, astronomers using Kepler’s discoveries as a baseline, along with a new […]
After a 24 hour delay to allow high level winds at the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to subside, a Soyuz 2-1a rocket blasted off into the night sky at 16:24 UTC carrying the final 6 satellites of Globalstar’s second generation, 24 bird constellation. After separation from the third stage, the restartable Fregat upperstage will deliver the satellites to a circularized 52 degree orbit where they […]
Source: RiaNovosti Today’s planned commercial launch of a Soyuz 2-1a rocket out of Baikonur has been delayed for 24 hours to 11:02 am (U.S. EST) February 6th, due to high upper level winds. The launch which is being conducted by the Starsem/Arianespace marketing alliance, will boost the final 6 satellites for the Globalstar-2 constellation into a 52 degree orbit. […]
KARI, the Korean Aerospace Research Institute released this video of the recently completed KSLV, Naro-3 launch. Two cameras mounted on the rocket capture the first stage fairing separation, fairing separation and satellite deployment.
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s announcement last week that it is partnering with Lockheed Martin to further develop its Dream Chaser space plane for NASA’s Commercial Crew Competition brings a new twist to the program to succeed the Space Shuttle as America’s ground to LEO space transportation system. With Dream Chaser designed to launch on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V, a rocket designed by […]
Source: Chosun Ilbo South Korea’s aerospace industry achieved a significant milestone with the January 30 launch of its Korean Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV), dubbed NARO-3. In order to consider the mission a complete success however, the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology still needed to verify that the 220 lb STSAT-2c satellite had weathered its ride into space well and […]
Today is the 10th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its brave crew. It is also NASA’s designated Day of Remembrance for the two other tragedies which shook the American space program, the Apollo 1 fire, and the loss of Challenger. The following message, posted on NASA.Gov is from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden […]
Sea Launch A G suffered a major, and possibly crippling setback in efforts to regain a meaningful market position in the early hours of Friday morning (EST) when its Zenit 3-SL launch vehicle veered off its course immediately following liftoff. 50 seconds later, the main engine shut down, terminating thrust and sending the rocket and its Intelsat -27 payload […]
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